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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Art of Clean on February 14, 2006, 12:02:40 pm

Title: Carpet cleaning starter!
Post by: Art of Clean on February 14, 2006, 12:02:40 pm
Hi to All. I would like to start by saying – THIS SITE IS GREAT! 8)

I saw the comments on people scanning the site for help but not posting anything. Someone made the comment that it might be a bit daunting. Well I must agree.
As a young starter I thought I can fire away by asking for a bit of advice.

I’m currentlty running a £1000 / month wfp window cleaning round and looking at expanding into Carpet cleaning. After a bit of research I got stuck on Prochem (cheap option £3000) and Alltec (£ 9000 clearly expensive option  :o– but I can lease for about £250 / month)

Alltec offers a lot of help with the marketing and that’s why I want to go with them.
I also prefer targeting the up market customer.

And how would you go about with others in the market? Don’t want to make them feel I’m undercutting or stealing customers? (There is 4 others in the area using Alltec?? ??? ???)

Anyone in the Cambridge area who can help out on advice?

Thanks in advance!

Pierre - Cambridge
 ;)
Title: Re: Carpet cleaning starter!
Post by: neil 47 on February 14, 2006, 04:41:12 pm
pierre

No 1  Get some training alltec are good i did some training there very unbiased training

No 2    buy a second hand machine plenty about on ebay  at least twin vac   100psi.

No 3    10,000  leaflets delivering around your area and excisting customers.

No 4 keep doing leaflets/advertising

No5 keep doing leaflets/advertising

No 6 keep doing leaflets/advertising

Best of luck

 Neil
Title: Re: Carpet cleaning starter!
Post by: Art of Clean on February 14, 2006, 07:48:17 pm
Thanks a lot for the advice Neil !  :)

Pierre
Title: Re: Carpet cleaning starter!
Post by: tomh on February 14, 2006, 09:03:56 pm
i've just done exactly that booked on 2 courses 21-22 feb with alltec got a advantage with 250 hours on it with a host lots of bits & bobs 4 £1350 off ebay
just getting some printing done with co found on here !
would not want to get strapped up for £9000 only to find its not what you want £250 pm is still a few nights out a week
best of luck !